Mathematica

Mathematica is a mathematical computational program. In HPC, Mathematica is especially useful for its inclusions of built-in libraries with functions that let users simulate complex many-body systems, use CUDA architecture, and/or perform image processing. Mathematica uses the Wolfram Language. Further information regarding Mathematica and the Wolfram Language can be found HERE.

Mathematica on Hyak

To start up Mathematica on Hyak, launch a job on a compute node with the salloc command. All modules, including Mathematica, are unavailable on login nodes.

# using the salloc command to switch from a login node to a compute node
salloc

Next, use LMOD to load the Mathematica module:

module load mathematica

Once it has loaded, you can start the Mathematica kernal:

math

note

To start the kernal, the module must retrieve the license for Mathematica from the Physics Department. This can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. For more information about the university's Mathematica license, click HERE.

Once the kernal has started, the output should look something like this:

Wolfram 14.1.0 Kernel for Linux x86 (64-bit)
Copyright 1988-2024 Wolfram Research, Inc.

Mathematica is now available for interactive use.

Mathematica Support

• For additional Mathematica trainings and tutorials, visit Wolfram U or the Wolfram Library Archive

• For Mathematica usage support, use the Wolfram contact form or refer to the FAQ page.

• If you are having trouble setting up Mathematica on Hyak, please contact help@uw.edu with "Hyak Mathematica" in the subject line.